Ocotea neesiana (Miq.) Kosterm.
Louro Preto
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Louro Preto | |
| Deutsch | Louro Preto | |
| English | Louro Preto | |
| Français | Louro Preto | |
| Italiano | Louro Preto | |
| Suomi | Louro Preto | |
| Norsk | Louro Preto | |
| Čeština | Louro Preto | |
| Español | Louro Preto | |
| Svenska | Louro Preto | |
| Polski | Louro Preto | |
| Український | Louro Preto | |
| Român | Louro Preto | |
| Русский | Louro Preto | |
| Български | Louro Preto | |
| EESTI | Louro Preto | |
| 日本語 | Louro Preto | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Colombia (Guainía, Meta); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Laurales | |||
| Family | Lauraceae | |||
| Genus | Ocotea | |||
| Species | neesiana | |||
| Author citation | (Miq.) Kosterm. | |||
| Scientific name | Ocotea neesiana (Miq.) Kosterm. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | hellgelb braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | angenehmer Duft | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 2.90 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 6.60 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 107.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 12.9-16.8 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 15750.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Carbide tool recommended | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | little experience, first test with good results | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 4900 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.4 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Verkleidung; Decking; Marine; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden |
Appearances
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